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brushing

How many syllables in brushing?

  2 syllables

Divide brushing into syllables:   brush-ing
Stressed syllable in brushing:   brush-ing
How to say brushing:

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Synonyms for brushing


2 syllables
  • coiffure
  • combing
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What rhymes with brushing

2 syllables
  • crushing
  • gushing
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